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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-168, verse-20

नालं सुखाय सुहृदो नालं दुःखाय शत्रवः ।
न च प्रज्ञालमर्थानां न सुखानामलं धनम् ॥२०॥
20. nālaṁ sukhāya suhṛdo nālaṁ duḥkhāya śatravaḥ ,
na ca prajñālamarthānāṁ na sukhānāmalaṁ dhanam.
20. na alam sukhāya suhṛdaḥ na alam duḥkhāya śatravaḥ
na ca prajñā alam arthānām na sukhānām alam dhanam
20. suhṛdaḥ sukhāya na alam śatravaḥ duḥkhāya na alam
ca prajñā arthānām na alam sukhānām dhanam na alam
20. Friends alone are not sufficient for happiness, nor are enemies alone sufficient for misery. Moreover, intelligence alone is not sufficient for attaining all objectives (artha), nor is wealth alone sufficient for all forms of happiness.

Words meanings summery:

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  • (na) - not, no
  • अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
  • सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy
  • सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, good-hearted ones
  • (na) - not, no
  • अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
  • दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for misery, for suffering
  • शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies, foes
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - intelligence, wisdom, understanding
  • अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
  • अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - for all objectives or for all wealth (of objectives, of wealth, of purposes)
  • (na) - not, no
  • सुखानाम् (sukhānām) - for all forms of happiness (of happinesses, for happinesses)
  • अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
  • धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property

Words meanings and morphology

(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
(indeclinable)
सुखाय (sukhāya) - for happiness, for joy
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, ease, pleasure
सुहृदः (suhṛdaḥ) - friends, good-hearted ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of suhṛd
suhṛd - friend, well-wisher, good-hearted
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+hṛd)
  • su – good, well, excellent
    indeclinable
    prefix
  • hṛd – heart, mind, soul
    noun (neuter)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
(indeclinable)
दुःखाय (duḥkhāya) - for misery, for suffering
(noun)
Dative, neuter, singular of duḥkha
duḥkha - misery, suffering, sorrow, pain
शत्रवः (śatravaḥ) - enemies, foes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śatru
śatru - enemy, foe, rival
Root: śat (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
प्रज्ञा (prajñā) - intelligence, wisdom, understanding
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of prajñā
prajñā - intelligence, wisdom, knowledge, understanding
Derived from the root jñā 'to know' with prefix pra
Prefix: pra
Root: jñā (class 9)
अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
(indeclinable)
अर्थानाम् (arthānām) - for all objectives or for all wealth (of objectives, of wealth, of purposes)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of artha
artha - purpose, meaning, object, wealth, thing
Root: ṛ
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
सुखानाम् (sukhānām) - for all forms of happiness (of happinesses, for happinesses)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, plural of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, ease, pleasure
अलम् (alam) - enough, sufficient, capable; also a prohibitive particle
(indeclinable)
धनम् (dhanam) - wealth, riches, property
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of dhana
dhana - wealth, riches, property, money
From root dhā 'to place, put'
Root: dhā (class 3)